Ben Hall (born 16 January 1997) is a Northern Irish

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who plays as a defender for

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side Linfield.

Club career

Motherwell

Born in

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, Hall started his career at Mountjoy United then moved to Irish League side Dungannon Swifts. In the summer of 2013, Hall signed a two-year contract with

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club Motherwell. In his first two seasons, Hall had become a regular in the Motherwell Under-20 setup. Hall made a surprise first team debut on 12 December 2015, starting at centre-back in a 3–1 home win over

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. He scored his first Motherwell goal on 30 December 2015, in a 2–0 win over St Johnstone.

Brighton & Hove Albion

On 14 June 2016, Hall signed a two-year contract with Brighton & Hove Albion FC, initially linking up with the Seagulls' U21 team. He was released from Brighton at the end of the 2018–19 season. In January 2018, he went on loan to

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until the end of the season, in order to get more experience of senior football. On 14 May 2018, Brighton announced that they were taking up the option of extending his contract by another year.

Partick Thistle

Hall signed a short-term contract with

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in August 2019.

Falkirk

Hall moved to

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in January 2020. He made his debut for the Bairns on 25 January 2020, scoring two goals in the 6-0 win over Forfar Athletic. Ben left Falkirk by mutual consent on the 31st January 2022.

Linfield

On the same day he left Falkirk, it was reported that Hall had returned to Northern Ireland, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract with Linfield.

International career

Hall has appeared for the

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, at every age level from Under-15 to Under-21.

Career Statistics

Club

References

External links

Ben Hall profile
at Motherwell FC official website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hall, Ben 1997 births Living people Sportspeople from Enniskillen Association footballers from County Fermanagh Men's association football defenders Dungannon Swifts F.C. players Motherwell F.C. players Notts County F.C. players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Partick Thistle F.C. players Falkirk F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Northern Ireland men's youth international footballers English Football League players 21st-century sportsmen from Northern Ireland Linfield F.C. players NIFL Premiership players Northern Ireland men's under-21 international footballers